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Heavy cruiser Canarias in Port of Almeria
History
Spain
Name
Canarias
Namesake
Canary Islands
Builder
SECN, Ferrol
Laid down
15 August 1928
Launched
28 May 1931
Commissioned
September 1936
Decommissioned
17 December 1975
Fate
Scrapped 1977
General characteristics
Class and type
Canarias-class heavy cruiser
Displacement
10,670 long tons (10,840 t) standard
13,500 long tons (13,700 t) full load
Length
636 ft (194 m)
Beam
64 ft (20 m)
Draught
21 ft 5 in (6.53 m)
Installed power
Yarrow type boilers, 90,000 hp (67,000 kW)
Propulsion
4 shafts, Parsons type geared turbines
Speed
33 knots (61 km/h)
Range
8,000 nmi (15,000 km) at 15 kn (28 km/h)
Complement
679
Sensors and processing systems
none
Armament
8 × BL 8-inch (203 mm) L/50 Mk.VIII guns in four twin turrets
8 × 4.7-inch (119 mm) guns
12 × 40 mm AA guns
3 × 20 mm AA guns
12 × 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes in triple mounts above water
Armour
Belt 2 in (51 mm)
Deck 1.5–1 in (38–25 mm)
Magazine 4 in (102 mm) box around
Turret 1 in (25 mm)
Conning tower 1 in (25 mm)
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